July 12, 2026

Caitlin Clark vs A'ja Wilson on NBC Tonight: Four WNBA Games, Every Tipoff and Channel

Caitlin Clark returns from a back injury on a 20-to-25-minute restriction for her first 2026 meeting with A'ja Wilson, the Aces come in off a franchise-record 48-point rout, the red-hot Wings go for a fifth straight win on ESPN, and the Liberty and Tempo play round two in Montreal. Every tipoff time and channel below, plus last night's record-setting Aces blowout.

Indiana Fever (13-9) at Las Vegas Aces (17-6): Clark vs Wilson, at last

Tipoff 9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas. National TV: NBC, streaming on Peacock (also DIRECTV and YouTube TV, which carry NBC). Pre-game coverage starts at 8:30 PM ET with WNBA Showtime on NBC and Peacock, with Sue Bird, Cheryl Miller, and host Maria Taylor on-site in Las Vegas.

This is the matchup the league circled in April, and it took until mid-July to actually happen. Clark and Wilson both sat out their July 5 meeting in Vegas, an 84-68 Fever win powered by Kelsey Mitchell's 27 points and Aliyah Boston's 18 and 10. Tonight both stars are expected to share the floor for the first time this season.

Clark is probable and will play, but on a 20-to-25-minute restriction as the Fever ease her back from the back injury that has cost her three of the last four games. Coach Stephanie White confirmed Saturday the Fever are abandoning the three-minute-burst rotation that frustrated Clark in her 16-minute, nine-point return at Los Angeles. "It's really, really hard to get into a flow," Clark said afterward. The new plan: longer stretches, with minutes saved for the fourth quarter. Wilson, meanwhile, is rolling again. She returned Thursday from a three-game absence with 32 and 10 at Portland, then went for 21 and 15 in just 25 minutes of Saturday's historic blowout. She leads the WNBA in scoring at 25.8 points per game; Mitchell is second at 22.5.

The standings subplot: the Aces (17-6) are tied with the Minnesota Lynx for the best record in the league, and the Lynx are idle today. A win moves Las Vegas into sole possession of first. Boston (17.3 PPG, 8.7 RPG) anchors the Fever frontcourt. The Aces are without Janiah Barker and Kelsey Evans, both out with leg injuries. The probable Aces starting five is Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, Stephanie Talbot, Wilson, and NaLyssa Smith.

Chicago Sky (7-15) at Dallas Wings (15-8): the Wings take the big stage, the Diggins drama follows

Tipoff 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT at American Airlines Center in Dallas. National TV: ESPN, streaming on Disney+ and ESPN Unlimited. Tiffany Greene, Carolyn Peck, and Brooke Weisbrod have the call.

The Wings are upgrading to the 19,200-seat home of the NBA's Mavericks for the afternoon, a stage swap from their usual 7,000-seat Arlington venue, and they bring a four-game winning streak with them. Dallas swept a four-game road trip that ended in Montreal on Friday with a 108-95 win before a WNBA-record crowd of 20,996, Paige Bueckers scoring 34. Bueckers is at 20.6 PPG; Jessica Shepard is averaging 14.8 points and 11.7 rebounds. Dallas has won four in a row, the league's second-longest active streak behind only the Golden State Valkyries, who won seven straight.

The Sky limp in at 7-15, having lost three of four and fallen 102-87 in Los Angeles on Friday. The bigger storyline is still in the backcourt: Skylar Diggins is out again with a right knee injury, her second straight absence, and coach Jeff Marsh told reporters Friday there is no timeline for her return and that conversations about her role remain ongoing. Diggins has not played since being benched for the first time since 2016 earlier this month. Chicago is also without DiJonai Carrington (foot, week-to-week) and Rickea Jackson (ACL, done for the season). Dallas has won the first two meetings this year. The Wings list Costanza Verona and Haley Jones as questionable.

New York Liberty (13-10) at Toronto Tempo (9-13): round two in Montreal

Tipoff 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT at the Bell Centre in Montreal. National TV: NBA TV, with local broadcasts on TSN, TSN+, and RDS2 in Canada and WNYW in New York. Streaming via fubo and the NBA TV app.

Two days after the WNBA played its first regular-season game in Montreal, it plays its second, same building, different visitor. The Tempo hosted the Wings on Friday and lost 108-95 in front of that record 20,996 crowd; now they get the slumping Liberty, who have dropped two straight and six of nine. New York fell 90-85 in Minnesota on Saturday despite 25 from Sabrina Ionescu, dropping the 2024 champions to 13-10. The Liberty remain without Satou Sabally (concussion) and Leonie Fiebich (foot). Toronto has lost four in a row but still scores at the league's third-highest rate, 90.1 points per game, and Marina Mabrey, who dropped 34 in Friday's Montreal opener, owns a 53-point game from June 25 that tied the all-time single-game record.

Seattle Storm (6-18) at Washington Mystics (10-10): two teams scraping for footing

Tipoff 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT at CareFirst Arena in Washington, D.C. Streaming on WNBA League Pass (available as an add-on via Prime Video), with local broadcasts on KOMO 4 and CW Seattle, and MNMT in Washington.

The quietest game on the slate. The Mystics sit at .500, 10-10 and fourth in the Eastern Conference, led by Sonia Citron's 18.6 points per game and Georgia Amoore running the point. Washington won the first meeting 78-64 back on May 27. The Storm are 6-18, 2-10 on the road, and trying to climb out of the West basement behind Natisha Hiedeman, who went for 20 in her last outing. Neither team is playing for much beyond positioning tonight, but the Mystics can get back above .500 before a soft week.

Last night: the Aces delivered the third-biggest blowout in WNBA history

The Aces beat the Mercury 106-58 in Las Vegas, a 48-point margin that set a franchise record and tied the third-largest win in league history. Wilson had 21 and 15 in 25 minutes, and rookie Justine Pissott, signed off the Indiana development roster on Friday, scored 19 in her WNBA debut, hitting seven of eight shots with five threes. Phoenix, which beat Las Vegas by 30 in the May 9 season opener, was on the other end this time: the Aces led 29-9 after one quarter and 57-22 at the half. DeWanna Bonner, who became the third player in league history to surpass 8,000 career points, was held to two. The Aces are 17-6, the Mercury 8-16.

In Minneapolis, the Lynx edged the Liberty 90-85 behind Kayla McBride's 25, 14 of them in the fourth quarter, and 23 from Olivia Miles in her return from a two-game calf absence. Ionescu scored 25 and Jonquel Jones had 15 and 12 for New York. Minnesota is 17-6, New York 13-10.

In College Park, the Portland Fire beat the Dream 102-92 with seven players in double figures, Megan Gustafson leading the way with 17. Atlanta played without Angel Reese, who sat on the bench with her right foot in a boot after injuring it in Thursday's win over Seattle. Reese's 15-game double-double streak, the longest active run in the WNBA, is on hold. Allisha Gray scored 20 for the Dream; rookie Madina Okot had a career-high 19 starting in Reese's place. Portland is 10-13, Atlanta 13-10.